The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-06-01
NORTHERN APPErIrEs.
Something About the Table Cu,.om.
OF People Of the Arctic Circie.

'SoilClillbp NDOut Viz oDiG SuSSOhls~
OF People Of the Arctic Circic.
In appearance an Jlsquimau some,
what resembles II Chinaman, but has IA
darker skin, said an Arctic traveller 20
a reporter. He Is short, stout, full
faced, very oily, ana rather odorous,
but genial and full OF hospitality.
70 a stranger some Of their customs
seem strange and, perhaps, a little bar
barOuS, but as one becomes acquainted
with them these notions gradually fade
away. Their food, perhaps from choice.
but also from necessity, is raw uesh, ke-
ing that seals, walrus and reindeer,
chiefly; but sea and land birds and am,
occasional polar bear also contribute to-.
the Esquimau's Harder. To q sensitive
person | have no doubt that it would
be q repllslve sight to see, for Instance,
two Or three ,Esquimau children enjoy
ing what would here be called u
piece" This would probably be n
newly killed duck, which, after being
more inligestible feathers, would be
torn to pieces and disposed Of SO quickly
that, if it were not for q certain per-
centage Of blood and feathers which re-
main about the mouths Of the con
sumers, II could scarcely tell What
became OF it. When an Esu,imau
family gather around to enjoy a meal,
their food is treated in the sans way,
but perhaps on Il larger scale. A seal
would probably replace tho bird, hna
from it the skin would first be cut and
laid down to form 4 dish for the recep-
ton Of the liquid and most highly var
ucd part Of the animal. From this
basin The members Of the family dip
with skin cups, or very often some ST
my old meat cans, and from the car
cass hack and carve with their kniyes,
not uutil they have had sufficient. hni,
rs a rule, until there i; nothing lett bu,
the skin and cleaned bones. haze
seen Il family OF. four sit down about il
~newly-killcd seal and III about ten mini
utes dispatch the whole Of it. This was
not II time when they were hungry, bni
when they were beng well fed from
storehousc. You may think that THIS
dealing ont supplies, but | assure yUH
that an lIsquimau can cat almost an
unlimited amount ut any time. a
whaling captain who wintcred about
seventy miles west Of where ! WAS
stationed told Inc (thcse never eXag.-
gerate) that quarter of reindeer formed
Il very average lunch for an GsIiimaal.
On II occasion Of which I know Of,
when q largo number Of natives were
engaged in II great feast on The skin al
a whale, one old lady ate to such,
excess that she soon became helpless.
and, as her friends thought, soon died.
They, out of respect to the old lady,
trailed her out to Il convenient place
and covered her up with snow. The
time when this happened was about tile
middle of May, SO that tho frost was
not very severe, but L should think
would be sufficient to cause rheum;i-
tism. Whether it dill or not L do nof
know, but after having lain dormant
three days tho corpse kicked off the
snow ND Ca,no ont ready TO reaUlnG
hcr dHUaUcll.
Neac,tpsc nirc III thn ilycr@t 81 ps.
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i'he Everglades, says hc,,currespapa-
cit, present i World OF Ycgct3ble life p2-
q semi-tropical character. The India~
rubber tree abounds in sufficient grow:aa
to suggest its subsection 20 utility.
Many Of the trees are Of largo size,
varying from twenty to fifty feet lSa
height, and having diameters often sx-
ceeding two feet. Their growth is sag
gestiye OF many purely tropical species.
the limbs bending over and taking AOtl
III the soil. When notchcd they enlis IL
white fluid in large quantities, whGt
gradually thickcns ana becomes dark iG
color. The cabbage-palms are the most.
conspicuous objects throughout sle
regions. They grow on all islands ana
on the outskirts. Their appearance ilr
u windStorm is very much like II cluster
of inverted umbrellas braccd against II
gale. The cypress presents the same
peculiar appearance hero as elsewhere.
It's roots bend over, above ground and
water, with an appearance not unlike 4
human knee when doubled. These ia,
Vulnerable projections, approprlatclY
termed "cypress knees,n arc undoubt.
cdly tie elimination OF al effort on tllT
part Of nature to propagate new trces.
with the result of producing lltui,
mentary trunks. B~uttonwood, ash ana
other trees arc found OH the islands, and
intcrsperse the environing clil1mps OF
woodland. The most dense semi.
tropical growth lies between Lake
Okcechobee and the sawgrass. Here is
q belt Of trees comprising every specien
Of the regions, thickly intorlaced with.
the vines Of gourd, anu often forming II
solid, almost impcnetrable, wall.
Japanese Foot-Gcar.
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